Whatever you want to call it, this might very well be my new favorite side dish. Yes, it has bacon in it. Yes, there’s a bit of cream and sherry to bring it all together. But seriously folks, this is a whole lot of veggie goodness here. I really can’t think of a piece of meat or fish that this wouldn’t go amazingly well with. It is good hot off the stove, room temperature or even cold so it would be a great picnic or pot luck item any time of year. I just wanted to test out the Maque Choux with Edamame and Sherry recipe so I simply sautéed a few chicken breasts. (Note: the leftover sauce in the bottom of the Maque Choux pan makes a fabulous topping for the chicken, or whatever you’re having this with.

While I’m not positive, I’m relatively sure I got this recipe from the June issue of Cuisine at Home magazine. Seriously people, call this what you want, but make sure you try this recipe.

Maque Choux with Edamame & Sherry

Serves 2

Ingredients:

2 strips thick-sliced bacon, diced

1 Tbsp unsalted butter

1/2 cup diced red bell pepper

1/3 cup diced scallion whites

2 Tbsp seeded and minced jalapeño

1 tsp minced fresh garlic

1/4 cup dry sherry

1-1/2 cups fresh or frozen corn kernels, thawed if frozen

1/2 cup fresh or frozen shelled edamame, thawed if frozen

1/2 cup heavy cream

Pinch of sugar

1/3 cup thinly sliced scallion greens

Salt and black pepper to taste

Procedure:

Cook bacon in a sauté pan until crisp; transfer to a paper-towel-lined plate and discard all but 1 Tbsp of drippings.

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